Homeworld 3 Delayed to Protect Developers' Health
After nearly twenty years since the previous game in the series, Homeworld 3 is almost here. However, fans will have to wait a little longer for this new installment, as the developers have announced a delay in the game's launch.
Homeworld 3 is the latest entry in the classic Homeworld series of space strategy games, developed by Blackbird Interactive and published by Gearbox. Blackbird Interactive previously developed a prequel to the original series, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.
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In a short post, Blackbird Interactive acknowledges the importance of making Homeworld 3 the best it can be, and it cites the company's commitment to healthy and sustainable development as the reason for the delay. The new launch is set for the first half of 2023, so it is not a major shift since the original Homeworld 3 gameplay reveal set the launch window for Q4 2022. However, the extra time will allow the game to be further polished, hopefully without pushing the developers into crunch periods or other unhealthy practices.
Homeworld fans still have something to look forward to soon, though; the announcement also mentions that Homeworld 3 will be present at Gamescom 2022, with the «deepest look yet» at the game. The Homeworld 3 gameplay trailer already showed off a lot, but it was mainly a look at some of the environments and the focus on movement around structures; the UI and methods of controlling units were not shown. Hopefully, the Gamescom deep-dive can give more detail on how the game is actually played.
Game delays can be mildly disappointing, but the extra time is given to polish and refine the title before it launches helps avoid frustrating issues and can decrease the load of post-launch
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